Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings will take on each other in the 38th match of IPL 2022. With three wins in seven outings, Punjab Kings need to make a strong comeback in order to qualify for the playoffs. Chennai Super Kings, meanwhile, have kept themselves afloat in the playoffs race with a win over Mumbai Indians in the previous match.
The game will be played at the Wankhede stadium, where the surface is good for batting and the shorter boundaries further help the batsmen. With the dew factor coming in, both teams will look to bowl first.
For CSK, Shivam Dube has scored 237 runs in seven matches while Robin Uthappa's run tally is 227 runs. Dwayne Bravo is currently the highest wicket-taker for CSK with12 wickets in seven matches.
From PBKS, all eyes will be on Shikhar Dhawan, Rahul Chahar and Liam Livingstone. Chahar has picked 10 wickets so far while Livingstone scored a half century against CSK in this year's first meeting between the two sides.
Predicted XI
Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana, Dwaine Pretorius
